For 30 years, Nora Ephron told everyone her knowledge of the most famous anonymous source in the history of American journalism. But it wasn’t until 2005 that people realized she was right.
Jun 04, 2005
Weekend Reading
(Editor’s Note: In DCist’s pursuit of trying out new features, we’re going to introduce something we call Weekend Reading — essentially we’re going to point you to what papers are featuring in their Sunday editions, or in case of The Financial Times, their Saturday/Sunday edition. There isn’t necessarily anything local here, but considering reading the Sunday papers can be a recreational activity to some in this city, we think it could be of use. Editors…
Jun 02, 2005
Morning Roundup: What About Bob (And Mark) Edition?
Good morning Washington. As you can probably imagine, just about any D.C.-area newspaper reader has been transfixed on Bob Woodward’s massive piece in today’s Post detailing how the Post’s iconic reporter became acquainted with W. Mark Felt who would become Deep Throat and together managed to topple the Nixon administration. There’s no need to summarize the whole thing here. Just go read it, just so you know what everyone is talking about at the water…
May 31, 2005
Wasn’t This Mystery Settled in 1999?
We think that Woodward, Bernstein, Bradlee et al, have this whole Deep Throat thing wrong. W. Mark Felt? Seriously, didn’t the good folks over at 15th and L streets see the 1999 movie “Dick”? In all seriousness, there is still another mystery that needs to to be cleared up. Where are the sketchy parking garages that Mr. Felt and Mr. Woodward used to exchange information? And will historic preservationists push to declare the sites landmarks?…